The first legislation of the new Congress was named after a Georgia woman murdered by an undocumented immigrant—and it passed ...

The votes aren’t yet there to clear the Senate's filibuster, but several Democrats say they’ll support the House-passed bill or expressed openness to it.

A special service will be held in the Capitol Rotunda, with eulogies by Vice President Kamala Harris, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., and House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La.

Ever since Republicans took back control of the U.S. House in 2022, their biggest concern has been the unruly hard-right ...

Given their self-regard, it is hardly a surprise that Durbin was selected as the ranking Democrat on the Judiciary Committee ...

Gov. Greg Abbott has appointed his former general counsel and current Texas Supreme Court Justice, Jimmy Blacklock as the ...

Joe Biden has moved to ban new offshore oil and gas development along most US coastlines, a decision that Donald Trump, who ...

FILE - A flag hangs between broken windows after then-President Donald Trump supporters tried to break through police ...

Some people continue to be upset that Gov. Jim Justice is waiting until Governor-Elect Patrick Morrisey’s inauguration on Monday, Jan. 13, to resign and take is place in the U.S. Senate to avoid ...

Rep. Jamie Raskin, a Democrat from Maryland who served as the lead impeachment manager during Trump’s second impeachment ...

Inside the Capitol, reminders of the violence from the riot on Jan. 6, 2021, are increasingly hard to find. WASHINGTON (AP) — ...

New Senate Majority Leader John Thune is kicking off the new session with a promise to preserve the filibuster, saying in his first floor speech as leader that his priority will be to "ensure the ...